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swahili [verb]

Dedema

Maana (Definition)

To shake uncontrollably as a result of advanced age, illness, or freezing weather.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

tremble with intense cold or extreme age

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tetemeka / dedema

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Bantu Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mzee alidedema kwa baridi alipokuwa akisubiri basi la asubuhi."

Translation: The elderly man trembled with cold while waiting for the morning bus.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
tetemekastrubuka
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